Laura is the second studio album by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released by CGD Records on February 26, 1994. It has sold three million copies in the world.

Track info The release of the album coincides with the participation of Laura Pausini in the Sanremo Festival 1994, where the singer made her debut in the category Giovani after winning the previous year as the Nuove proposte.

At the stage, Pausini, a big favourite of the spectators,Vinse l'anno scorso tra i giovani: adesso pare già lanciata verso il bis tra i grandi Pausini, già favorita al TotoFestival Pausini, la favorita: Vincere non conta, ma mi piace che la gente canti quello che canto io ranked third in the final ranking.Vincono Bocelli e Baldi, Laura Pausini terzo posto al Festival di Sanremo 1994Laura Pausini terzo posto al Festival di Sanremo 1994

The piece presented, Strani amori, was attacked by critics because it was judged too conservative and adolescentAmore amore ma pure Che Guevara and some journalists in the industry saw it as a trivial piece.Sanremo 1994, che la festa cominci

Within the disc is also included the second single extracted from the album Gente. Some tracks from the album were translated into Spanish and inserted on the version released in Spain and South America for the album Laura Pausini, released in 1994. The same tracks were released in Italian on the English version of the same album, released in 1995.

The song Ragazze che, much like the entire album, is dedicated to Silvia Pausini, sister of the singer.

Promotion Since Pausini was not known outside Europe at the time the album was released, no tour was yielded to support the album. Although, Pausini's tours that date from after the World Wide Tour 1997 have at least one song from the album. These songs are Strani amori, Gente, Un amico è così, Il coraggio che non c'è, Ragazze che, Lui non sta con te and Lettera, with the first two being sung on every of Pausini's tours.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994–1995)Peak positionBelgian Albums (IFPI)3Chilean Albums (IFPI)2European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)13Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)7French Albums (SNEP) In the menu Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste & Appuyez sur OK : select Laura PAUSINI then press OK.21Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)2

Year-end charts Chart (1994)PositionItalian Albums (FIMI)6Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)6

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